Tang Shixun wanted to acquire some Thunder Cultivator techniques, and Guo Xiaosong directly said that was no problem—after all, the Supreme Clarity Sect had money.
But after looking over the Thunder Cultivator techniques, Tang Shixun said... there were too many of them, and he could not afford them.
There were over ten thousand Thunder Cultivators on the Thunder Plains—actually, over fifty thousand—and at least a hundred techniques with any real reputation among them.
Guo Xiaosong also knew that Tang Shixun could not possibly buy every technique. If he really dared to buy them all, even ten million Spirit Stones would not be enough.
That was not to say all Thunder Cultivator techniques were worth that many Spirit Stones. Rather... if someone was buying in bulk, who would not raise their prices?
So he said, "Pick out a few Thunder Arts that suit you better, and I'll help negotiate the prices. We're brothers, after all. I guarantee you won't get cheated. If you still don't trust me after that, then don't blame me for refusing to help."
But Tang Shixun still could not afford them. He had his own idea, so he said, "Help me gather some Thunder Cultivator techniques. I'm not going to cultivate them; I want to pick out one that suits me."
What he had in mind was that he would not buy so many Thunder Cultivator techniques. He would merely borrow them and take them back for Feng Jun to match.
This request was actually rather difficult to handle. You said you would borrow them without cultivating them, but would you really not cultivate them? Who could guarantee that you would not make copies?
Fortunately, Guo Xiaosong had enough influence, Feng Jun had rendered a great service to the Thunder Plains, and Tang Shixun himself was a